Home Ministry panel suggests chilli-based PAVA shells as an alternative to pellet guns
Image credit: AFP A Home Ministry panel has suggested that pellet guns should be replaced with PAVA shells that are believed to be a "less lethal" ammunition, reported PTI. The committee…
Turkey amps up fight against Islamic State group, sends more tanks and warplanes into Syria
Image credit: Reuters Turkey on Thursday sent more tanks and warplanes across the border into Syria as part of its Operation Euphrates Shield, which aims to defeat the Islamic State group…
Kerala will be declared an open defecation-free state on November 1
The Left Democratic Front government plans to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the event that will take place in Thiruvananthapuram. Kerala will be declared an open defecation-free state on…
Amid acute shortage, Karnataka cannot release water to Tamil Nadu for irrigation, says Siddaramaiah
Image credit: Reuters The Karnataka government said on Thursday the state was facing an acute water crisis and can no longer release water to Tamil Nadu for irrigation. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah,…